February 2010

The new issue of Organists' Review includes the usual range of articles and this issue slants towards female players. The cover shows a drawing by Martin Cottam: 'A homage to Thomas Arne'

● This month's issue opens with an article from David Shuker, where he takes a historical look at female organists in late-Georgian England
● Balancing the above, Dr Carol Williams writes about her work in San Diego
● Moving further afield, Will Fraser introduces three new organ-related DVDs
● Alastair Johnston introduces the music of Fredrik Sixten and Gunnar Idenstam.
● Paul Hale's Column is on the organ at Llandaff Cathedral
● Anthony Hammond writes about the revamped Father Willis in Cirencester Parish Church.
● You can play this by James Parsons, celebrating the tercentenary of Thomas Arne
● Corinne Hepburn's Organ Forum opens officially with this issue
● The second part of William McVicker's artictle on 'Organ culture: where next?'
● Dr John Bertalot's penultimate article on the major musical influences in his life
● The centre-page spread is of the organ at Peterborough Cathedral, where Stanley Vann (hundredth birthday) spent almost a quarter of his career
● As usual, this issue includes CD/DVD, Music and Book reviews and Local Association News

The May 2010 issue of Organists' Review
will include a further article on Frescobaldi by Christopher Stembridge, following on from last August's counterpoint essay, an article from Dr John Kitchen about the Edinburgh Organs recording project, the final article from Dr John Bertalot and Fiona Chryssides interviewing Harold Britton. Jane Watts will make a welcome start with You can play this and the organ forum will remain open.